With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Remember that "secret sauce" I discovered a while ago? The one that has me writing so much it is an ORGY OF WRITING? Well, here it is. A simple thing you too can do! Featuring @notquitehydepark.bsky.social @alyssaharad.bsky.social @jsavrankelly.bsky.social www.maureenlangloss.com/in-the-bee-l...

A good poem to read before bedtime. This is by Ryler Dustin from a Green Linden Press chapbook entitled "Something Bright."

This is a gift. Please listen. Thank you, @marthasilano.bsky.social and all the people who made this. This is what poetry is meant to do. on.soundcloud.com/XTmZu7ri42aS...

Remotely Boot up, log on, launch your email program. Then sit across the room in your armchair with a novel and a pair of binoculars. Use the binoculars from time to time to monitor your Inbox. If you look through the wrong end, you will find that your workload has vanished, and you are six years…

Zoom Reading It's crickets, we say, meaning the silence after a poem, when we lift our eyes to the camera's gaze and to our invisible, muted audience who might or might not be there. It seems unfair to crickets, who insist on being heard, on calling out, "I'm here! I'm here! I need you!" Wouldn't…

I'm a couple of days late on this, but I have three new poems up at @eunoiareview.bsky.social!

Sculpture by John Grade: "UNION" - Resin and net, representing the dendrochronology (growth rings) of Western Redcedar. Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle.

Drink deep, little buddy - you've got a long, chilly night ahead.

Anna's hummingbird fueling up for the night during our current cold snap.

Pileated woodpecker, Brackett's Landing, Bothell, WA, 1/12/2025

Winter solstice rainbow, north King County

Sorry can't go to holiday parties or wrap presents or bake cookies or watch Christmas specials, I'm writing a poem about birds every day in December. 21/31 so far! 🦢🦅🦆🦉🐦‍⬛🐦

Well, cool.

Rainy day contemplation

This moving poem on love and dying by @emilyhockaday.bsky.social from Issue 37 of @whaleroadreview.bsky.social www.whaleroadreview.com/hockaday/

Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

Coming over here from The Bad Place. Same handle.